After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Lincoln East, Bellevue West was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They blew past the Burke Bulldogs 16-1. Considering the Thunderbirds have won ten contests by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Deanna Hunsicker was a standout: she went 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Jaycee Woodard, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bellevue West always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .750. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 36.2% earlier this season, but in their last ten matchups they've averaged 52.5%.
Bellevue West's win bumped their record up to 14-16. As for Burke, they are on a 19-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-18.
Bellevue West has already played their next match, a 19-1 victory against Benson on the 9th. Burke does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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